My responsibilities included managing laboratory assets valued at over $5 million, encompassing the latest in biomedical technology. This required meticulous market research for equipment acquisitions exceeding $100k, followed by overseeing the procurement process to ensure that our laboratory remained at the forefront of technological advancements. Additionally, I trained personnel on lab safety protocols, experimental techniques, and EH&S regulations, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment.Mentorship has been a significant aspect of my career. I have guided graduate students in experimental setup, record-keeping, and IACUC compliance, and mentored summer interns through various project phases, teaching them data gathering, analysis, interpretation, and reporting skills. By mentoring graduate students on surgical procedures and managing large datasets for their theses, I have contributed to their academic and professional development, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

As a Biomedical Engineer and Lab Manager, I have excelled in overseeing advanced biomedical research facilities, specifically administering a 4000 ft² BSL2+ lab at Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. A significant achievement in this role was establishing and managing a 1500 ft² surgical environment dedicated to animal experimentation. This involved not only setting up the physical space but also ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, which was confirmed through successful audits by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Office of Research Oversight (ORO), and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S).In the realm of project management, I collaborated with the Core team to develop project schedules, identify dependencies, and monitor progress. I facilitated risk management for probe verification and validation, identifying potential deviations and implementing mitigation strategies. I also conducted Core Team meetings, prepared agendas, tracked actions, and ensured accountability, all of which were crucial for meeting project milestones. Working closely with sponsors, I set project milestones, monitored progress, and reported to stakeholders, overseeing research projects valued between $500k and $2.5 million.In quality engineering, I designed a quality management plan for neural recording data, analyzing neurons based on shape, signal-to-noise ratio, spikes, and interspike intervals. I performed electrical impedance spectroscopy on neural recording and titanium nanotube probes to verify their functionality and ensured that all experimental procedures adhered to rigorous quality standards. Additionally, I developed training protocols for staff on probe validation and verification, enhancing the team's overall competency.

During my research, I designed an experiment to acquire data on membrane potential changes in the ganglion of an Aplysia. To facilitate this process, I created MATLAB scripts to automate data processing tasks, including signal filtering, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and coherence analysis for large datasets. Additionally, I fabricated a pipette for iontophoretic drug delivery into the microenvironment of cells.For post-experiment analysis, I programmed a MATLAB tool for image segmentation to distinguish signal from background in fluorescence imaging. Additionally, I designed a standard operating procedure (SOP) for manufacturing double-barrel pipettes. To ensure knowledge transfer, I taught undergraduate students the pipette-pulling process and the techniques required to manufacture double-barrel glass micropipettes. This comprehensive skill set underscores my ability to design, implement, and teach complex scientific procedures.

In my recent role, I specialized in data analysis for the metabolism of single cells using chemo-sensors and ratiometrics. I characterized sensors for high-throughput cell segmentation and identified issues with image acquisition, troubleshooting them effectively. Additionally, I wrote a detailed report outlining the solutions to these problems. I also conducted pH titration of chemo-sensors to analyze how the oxygen, pH, and Rhodamine channels responded to pH changes.